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turn back::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | regress, retrovert, return, revert |
| Type of | turn, change by reversal, reverse |
| Has types | lapse, go back, recidivate, recover, recuperate, regress, relapse, resile, retrogress, fall back |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | backtrack, double back |
| Type of | return |
The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back.
turn back::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off |
| Type of | move, displace |
| Has types | banish, clear the air, shoo away, shoo, fire, shoo off |
| Verb group | rout out, drive out, rouse, force out |
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers.
Examples of turn back
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He knows that cash can't turn back the clock to 1967 or erase his physical pain.
From the washingtonpost.com
I wish I could turn back time and smooth it all out and play it a different way.
From the independent.co.uk
So perhaps we will turn back to fiscal stimulus under the politicial imperative.
From the economist.com
Nevertheless, he made the tremendously difficult but wise decision to turn back.
From the scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com
The Spirit of Tasmania was forced to turn back after a serious assault on board.
From the smh.com.au
Here are eight ways to keep the black dog at bay after you turn back the clocks.
From the healthland.time.com
I wonder if he'll turn that back around on his opponent in the general election.
From the economist.com
As the mass media turn their back on complexity, the theatre audience craves it.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Don't think for a moment he is going to turn his back on the resturant industry.
From the orlandosentinel.com
